Thomas Claiborne (Tennessee)

Thomas Claiborne (17 May 1780-7 January 1856) was a member of the US House of Representatives (DR-TN 5) from 4 March 1817 to 3 March 1819, interrupting Newton Cannon's terms.

Biography
Thomas Claiborne was born in Brunswick County, Virginia in 1780, the son of Thomas Claiborne and the brother of John Claiborne. He served as a US Army Major under Andrew Jackson during the Creek War, and he became a lawyer in Nashville and served in the US House of Representatives from 1817 to 1819 as a Democratic-Republican. He died in 1856 at the age of 75.